Douglass hasn't had much luck against Booker T. Washington recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Douglass Red Devils will challenge the Booker T. Washington Warriors at 1:00 p.m.
Douglass is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Trezevant and fell 64-11. The Red Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-8.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Booker T. Washington's strategy against Manassas on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Booker T. Washington blew Manassas out of the water with a 43-13 final score. The Warriors pushed the score to 37-9 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
Douglass better focus on containing Leanna Carpenter and Antaniya Britt as the pair were huge in Booker T. Washington's win. Carpenter went 5 of 8 to rack up 16 points and four steals, while Britt went 5 for 6 en route to 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. Britt has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Johnson, who posted six points and three steals.
Douglass' loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Booker T. Washington, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Douglass was dealt a bruising 41-11 defeat at the hands of Booker T. Washington in their previous matchup back in January. Can Douglass avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
